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    I am Ebeneezer Scrooge. I just don't like the holidays.I used to think Christmas was magical as a kid, but it just is stressful as an adult. There is always some weird drama with my family . I only see them twice a year and they don't even really know me. I have to lie about my job to avoid being condemned to hell by my grandparents
    and besides all of that, the holidays are stressful, expensive and fattening. I sneered at Santa in the mall the other day....wreaths upset me.. and if I hear Jingle Bells one more time, I could go mad. Am I the only person in America who doesn't like all this ho ho ho bullshit?

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    Wow, I use to be that way kinda sort of. I MADE myself change. Life is to short to be that way. Why do wreaths upset you?
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    Your third sentence contained the salient phrase for me: "magical as a kid."

    Who am I to deny the children of today the joy that I knew in the last century? I'll do my part there to make it good for them.

    As for the other stuff, whether people want to feel joy or resentment is up to them. I'll find my own place in it all.

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    I was just kidding about that......sort of. I think they just remind me of this time of year. Every year, I suck it up and try to play along but I always end up stressed out, overspending , not doing what I really want to do because of the "holidays." I don't ever get any "joy" out of the holidays. It's serious dramarama with my family....why would anyone look forward to that?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jay Zeno View Post
    Your third sentence contained the salient phrase for me: "magical as a kid."

    Who am I to deny the children of today the joy that I knew in the last century? I'll do my part there to make it good for them.

    As for the other stuff, whether people want to feel joy or resentment is up to them. I'll find my own place in it all.
    That's a good point..I don't have any kids and I'm not like spreading hate or anything...just venting I suppose. I just don't personally enjoy this time of year.

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    You're not alone. It's so self-indulgent and for what?

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    Quote Originally Posted by twisterinAZ View Post
    I was just kidding about that......sort of. I think they just remind me of this time of year. Every year, I suck it up and try to play along but I always end up stressed out, overspending , not doing what I really want to do because of the "holidays." I don't ever get any "joy" out of the holidays. It's serious dramarama with my family....why would anyone look forward to that?
    Family can put a damper on it. I never did get joy out of it eather, until this year, I hope. I'm tring to get back into what Christmas is really about and for me it's helping. I also want to do something for someone who don't have anything or the money to by their kid or kids something this year. I don't know how to find someone who really needs it but I would like to. I think this will make me feel better than anything else. Maybe you should give that a try. Being happy beats the crap out of being not happy! It fells better too!
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    Thanks Em....I am starting to feel like a circus freak because I'm not thrilled about all this madness. Big Daddy has a good suggestion even though I volunteer anyway during the year.....The only thing I'm looking forward to is my work Christmas party.My boss hires midgets to dress up as elves and serve drinks .We gamble, there's a psychic, a gift exchange, and just general debauchery so yay for that!

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    Yea, even after I got older (maybe until I was 21) I loved the holiday season. I loved how everything had little lights on it and everything smelled piney. But omg, I freaking HATE CHRISTMAS MUSIC! I can't staaaannnddd it! TwisterinAZ, I swear I hate it more than you do! I hate running my errands because I can FEEL the stress just radiating out of everyone, people are rude, they drive like morons, my regulars get super clingly, family keeps bugging me to come up again and again and again and I feel like a bitch when I'm like, no. I'm going to stay home... alone... during christmas and just meet up with a couple of regulars who are always GREAT with the presents.
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    I don't hate the holidays, per se, but I do hate the desperation that this time of year causes.

    Clubs have waaaay too many girls working to try to earn extra money for presents, less customers because they're saving money for presents. Crime at the malls etc....

    Then there's the stress of what to get for whom and what does it matter anyway? You spend relatively the same amount on each other so, in essence, it'a damned wash anyway? Can't I just go out and buy myself what I want instead of spending it on you so you can do the same for me?

    Also, deciding who's family to be with this year and driving back and forth in rotten, freaking weather when all I wanna do is stay home, warm under the covers, eat tons of cookies and watch 24 hours of "A Christmas Story".

    Whew...ok, I'm done. And I think I just proved that I DO hate the holidays.

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    I'm not overly keen on Christmas so I'm going to Thailand over Christmas and New Year - I'm hoping that as a Buddist country I'll escape the santas and christmas songs!
    (but I am thinking of bringing a santa hat to wear on the beach on christmas day - I'll send a pic as a card to my family!)

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    I am glad to know it's not just me ! And besides all of that, there's the pressure to have "someone special " to take to parties and cuddle by fire and all that shit...I don't want someone special !! I like being single and doing whatever I want....besides, it's like 80 degrees here so there's no real Christmas atmosphere except for the decorations....don't even get me started on the parking at the mall...god forbid you just need to run in and grab some gloss. Now it's a 2 hour project. I will be happy when December has come and gone.......please complain with me!

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    Quote Originally Posted by twisterinAZ View Post
    And besides all of that, there's the pressure to have "someone special " to take to parties and cuddle by fire and all that shit

    I think that's a marketing gimmick so you'll buy more presents, especially expensive ones. I mean, have you see the Lexus December to Remember ad campaign? A car with a big red bow on it from a guy to his wife. And don't get me started on the diamond ads.

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    I dunno about me... it's hard to compete with jesus, but I sure do enjoy making others laugh and smile... So I'm all good as long as I am doing that
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    Quote Originally Posted by twisterinAZ View Post
    besides, it's like 80 degrees here so there's no real Christmas atmosphere except for the decorations....
    That's true. I went down to FL the day after Xmas last year and it was so weird to see decorations while I was in a bikini. Just seemed...wrong. But then again, I'm from the North.

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    Twister, you're getting sucked into the "what everyone else wants for/wants me/ thinks I should do for Christmas". that sucks.

    My hubby and I used to DREAD this time of year, we had to amke sure we went to this hosue to visit this family, then that house for that family, can't buy this for these poeple but make sure oyu bring this or they'll be offended...blah blah blah *coughbullshitcough*.

    The last couple of years (this year will make our third) we told everyone....this is what we are doing for hte holidays, come if you want, if not have a good time. He and I decided, we're not buying gifts for eachother, we get eachother lil things now and then anyway, just because we want to so no need to go broke this time of year.

    This is a holiday for kids. That's what I think any way.

    So sweety, do what you want, and it's okay to not feel all Jingle Belly all over....don't feel bad at all.




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    I don't hate the actual holiday itself, but I do hate what the holidays have become. I remember when Christmas was just the week it fell in, making sugar cookies, decorating the tree, exchanging gifts with the immediate family, that's all. Now it seems like a month of pressure, pressure to spend too much money, pressure to overeat, and if you show any signs of stress or frustration you're harangued for not being "in the spirit". There's more pressure these days to buy a little something for every one you know, every organization has a holiday party, it's too much. Like Bella pointed out you can just feel the stress radiating out of people, and there's this weird expactation/disappointment energy hovering around. Though I've opted out of much of the insanity just venting about it can make you feel like a scrooge.

    My massage therapist pointed out that winter is a time to go within, have quiet and solitude and eat simply. Instead the holidays have become a time of too much excess and overindulgence. She said she sees all kinds of back and digestive problems this time of year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mastridonicus View Post
    I dunno about me... it's hard to compete with jesus, but I sure do enjoy making others laugh and smile... So I'm all good as long as I am doing that
    Yeah, but if I were you, I'd probably REAAAALLLY hate Christmas and rightfully so. Having your birthday on that day could really compromise the present situation as a kid. Not fair.

    Thank God you're better adjusted than that.

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    I was really looking forward to the holiday season this year, but now I feel kinda depressed because my ex-boyfriend/close friend passed away. Every time I try to cheer up and I see a pretty Christmas light display, I get happy for a minute and then sad when I think that he isn't here to see it or any of the other light displays around the city. It is really depressing. The grieving process wouldn't be half as bad, if it weren't for it occuring right before the holidays. It is an awful feeling.

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    I'm sorry Phillydancer . That sucks.

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    Yes, sorry PD.
    I've never been a big holdays person, sorry. I especially hate the afterwards, dead season between Jan - Mar. or so


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    Quote Originally Posted by Emily View Post
    You're not alone. It's so self-indulgent and for what?
    For exactly that reason. As dancers, we spend so much time indulging others desires and fantasies...it's nice to indulge ourselves.

    I love the simple pleasures of the season...not the presents and crap(thought thats nice too)...baking cookies(and eating them without guilt!), the smell of pine from the christmas tree, pretty lights and decorations...I love to drive around and look at what everyone has done, eggnog(yum!)....and all the silly X-mas specials I watch every year...Grinch, Rudolph, Frosty.....
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    I wouldn`t mind just being able to completely skip the month of December. Just go right from eating turkey to.... Happy New Year!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by DylanAngel View Post
    That's true. I went down to FL the day after Xmas last year and it was so weird to see decorations while I was in a bikini. Just seemed...wrong. But then again, I'm from the North.
    That's what it is like and has been like for me every year I am home ... it's Summer here in Australia.

    I always thought it was weird to be celebrating something associated with winter ... hearing Winter Wonderland and any songs that reference winter in the middle of Summer. I never "got" it.

    These days I keep the meaning of Christmas simple and easy and non-religious (damn do I dislike the images of Christianity being shoved down my throat at this time of year... not everyone is Christian damnit!)..... It's a time of year to catch up, be merry and enjoy the company of loved ones be they human and/or animal.

    See my "My cat, Bibs." thread here in The Lounge for why I'm not too thrilled about Christmas right now. I definately have no Christmas cheer for the moment. I'm hoping the day itself will be enjoy-able enough.

    If you want to have a little laugh about Christmas, go watch the original The Gremlins movie. Now THAT would be a Christmas to remember...

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    I used to love holidays till i grew up. its not magic anymore. im broke so cant afford gifts under the tree. so y get a tree? me and my husband always end up arguing on holidays because someone is running late. ugh.

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